, 1887-07-28
MINING MATTERS.
The Tiger and Poorman, the Peerless
Pair OF Canyon Creek.

The Tiger and Poorman, the Peerless
Pair or Canyon Creek.
The Tiger and Poorman lodes are
acquiring widespread reputation.
They join on the same vein which
is now acknowledged to stand peer
less i'm the annals of mining. The
formation on either side is meta
morphic rock of schist and slate,
with its trend nearly east and west
and tilted up to about 10 degrees
from horizontal. Through it runs
vein of ore, cutting it almost yerti-
cally, and crossing 1t In its trend at
an angle Of about 25 degrees. The
No. is in 1927 feet; No ., 800 feet;
No. 3, 200 feet; No. 4, 450 feet, with
shaft from No. 8 to No. 4 extend.
ing down 80 feet, being below water
line. This exposes 1t 500 feet Verti-
cally and 800 feet laterally. There
rs not q break in these extensive
workings nor a barren spot in the
vein, but a continuous body of con-
centrating galena ore is found, vary
ing in width from to IL feet, possess
ing In its present form a great
er yielding capacity than any other
mine in America. The situation is
admirably adapted for work, one
thousand feet of the vein being above
water line and improving in width
as depth is attained. About 40 men
are at present employed, the tunnels
are being extended and upraises run
to connect them, insuring circula-
tion of air. These openings were
struck without any surface indica-
tions, but from calculations made,
and so true and regular is the vein
| it was struck in every instance with
out any drifting or prospecting. All
of the tunnels have large bulkheads
to hold the ore, which gives evil
dence of their wealth. Mr.. Glidden,
after wisely and systematically de-
veloping his property and learning
It's character and extent, has made ar
rangemeutS for first class concen-
trating plant which will be put up at
once: one car load of the machinery
has arrived at Thompson Falls, and
Il force OF men are nov grading the
site on which II Is TO be erected.
Alex. Tarbet, a young gentleman
from Butte, Montana, is superin-
tendent of the mine. Mr.. Otto
Abeling has charge of the building
and setting up of the concentrator.
and Ben Finnell is looking after the
grading and outside work. Mr.. Abe
ling, who is an experienced mining
man, says this cOncentrator will be
first class in every respect and will
not be eXcelled by any found on the
Pacific coast. 1t will have Il capac-
ity of 100 tons per day. Some OF
the machinery is novel aud will
be interesting in its working. The
slime tables will not be round and
rotated, but square, in four compart-
ments, with an oscillating motion
that will completely separate the
gangue from the mineral, ana the
mineral into as many parts as there
is difference in their specific gravity.
The concentrates will not be sluiced
into bins, but deposited dry and al
lowed to drain. thus reducing the
weight 8 per cent. by the absence of
moisture. The machinery will be
run by water power applied by an
80-horse power wheel. The main
building will be 40x84 feet with
wings on each side 1880 feet, both
containing bins for concentrates.
The POOrnlan, on the opposite side
Of the creek, Is identical with the
Tiger In every particular, excepting
the amount OF development, but Il
has probably more ore on the
dump in proportion to the work
one. Mr.. Simon HALEY IL superin-
'tendsnt and IL working 20 men con.